I bought a 1995 NH 250 for a great price too - sold my scooter for $1200 and bought the NH for $1300 with only 2,700 miles, so it was great not having to spend too much. The guy who sold it to me had it for about a year, and he'd bought it from one of our local MSF schools - needless to say, it looked like, still looks like, it's been dropped a couple of times, maybe laid down, too. The gas tank has two dents and the handlebars have some skid marks, too.
Before I bought it, I took it to a shop that I trust and they rode it and did a few tests, and when they came back they said the one thing that they noticed was that the handlebars were bent. He said that if I wanted those fixed he could do it, but he also said that the degree to which they were bent wasn't really a big deal. I would have assumed it was a pretty big deal, but he point it out and said that they would be fine. With that in mind, I don't know if that means that had they been bent more significantly it would have been an issue, but I would have assumed that it would have been an issue regardless, so anyway, just thought I'd share my experience. Congrats on your NH - I love mine. I also just bought the manual, so if you need any info from it, just let me know. -Max On May 12, 9:55 pm, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote: > Oh, - to absorb vibration > > On May 12, 2011, at 9:47 PM, jmcgill wrote: > > > The Honda microfiche shows that there are "weights" in the handlebars. > > > On May 12, 1:13 pm, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote: > >> weights? Are you talking about m/cycle bars or weight lifting bars? > > >> On May 12, 2011, at 10:35 AM, jmcgill wrote: > > >>> Ok, > > >>> Thanks guys! Will the weights and stuff transfer too? > > >>> On May 12, 9:08 am, "Allen Thomas" <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> They are probably the standard 7/8" diameter. If so any bike shop > >>>> or website sells them. > >>>> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > >>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>> From: Graham Rogers <[email protected]> > > >>>> Sender: [email protected] > >>>> Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 07:09:01 > >>>> To: <[email protected]> > >>>> Reply-To: [email protected] > >>>> Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Nighthawl 250 Handlebars question > > >>>> handle bars are pretty easy to bend back into shape. I use a rebar > >>>> bender or my son. They are also cheap to buy just about anywhere, > >>>> Graham > > >>>> On May 12, 2011, at 6:21 AM, jmcgill wrote: > > >>>>> I just bought a 1994 250 for an exceptional price....as it had > >>>>> been in > >>>>> a slight accident that bent the handlebars. > > >>>>> With this bike, do I have any reasonable aftermarket handlebars I > >>>>> can > >>>>> put on that are the same or similar shape to the OEM ones? Or, > >>>>> should > >>>>> I just look at salvage yards and eBay to find a used OEM > >>>>> handlebar? > > >>>>> Thanks! > > >>>>> -- > >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>>>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > >>>>> To post to this group, send email to > >>>>> [email protected]. > >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers > >>>>> [email protected]. > >>>>> For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/ > >>>>> group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > >>>> -- > >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > >>>> To post to this group, send email to > >>>> [email protected]. > >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers > >>>> [email protected]. > >>>> For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/ > >>>> group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > >>>> - Show quoted text - > > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > >>> To post to this group, send email to > >>> [email protected]. > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers > >>> [email protected]. > >>> For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/ > >>> group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To post to this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/ > > group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
